Albert Lanier

A former freelance journalist, Albert Lanier has written for publications as diverse as Honolulu Weekly, Pacific Business News, Edible Hawaiian Islands and Hawaii magazine over his 22 year career. Now retired, he blogs for medium.com.
Why Democrats Keep Winning In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Why Democrats Keep Winning In Hawaii

It goes all the way back to 1954, when the party won control of the Territorial Legislature.

Worrying About Voter Turnout Is A Waste Of Time Eugene Tanner

Worrying About Voter Turnout Is A Waste Of Time

Rather than whine about the no-shows, the media should focus its attention on the people who do cast ballots.

Why A Constitutional Convention Is Unnecessary Civil Beat

Why A Constitutional Convention Is Unnecessary

The basic constitutional contours of Hawaii are already pretty well defined.

The Strange Case Of The Sea Nymph US Navy

The Strange Case Of The Sea Nymph

Something’s fishy with the story the two women sailors have been telling.

The Propaganda Of Homelessness In Hawaii Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

The Propaganda Of Homelessness In Hawaii

The media and the government are guilty of perpetuating fantasies.

Why Hawaii Isn’t Taken Seriously As A State Flickr.com

Why Hawaii Isn’t Taken Seriously As A State

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recent dis of Hawaii as merely “an island in the Pacific” has roots in mainland perceptions.

Why One Journalist Decided 2017 Was The Year To Retire John Pritchett/Civil Beat

Why One Journalist Decided 2017 Was The Year To Retire

The state of the news business and why I retired from journalism.

Why Republicans Always Fail In Hawaii

Why Republicans Always Fail In Hawaii

Republicans can’t聽field candidates in every legislative race and seem to offer up聽a number of disturbing people to vie for office.

A Gig Economy Veteran Marks 20 Years As A Freelancer Nick Daws via Flickr

A Gig Economy Veteran Marks 20 Years As A Freelancer

Working as a self-employed professional has become hip, but survival depends on how well they can make a deal.